moparfan

The engineering team for the Subaru WRX and Shiro Nakamura for he GT-R.

I thought it was interesting where things went from that humble AWD, passive rear steer Impulse:

"...Isuzu would go on to build a few more provocative vehicles like the Vehicross and Axiom SUVs after shuttering car production in 1993. Shiro Nakamura left his long career at Isuzu to design a turbocharged, all-wheel-drive sports car known as the Nissan GT-R, bringing as many members of his team with him as he could. One of Nakamura’s colleagues, Peter Stevens, would go on to borrow cues from the all-wheel-drive 1989 Isuzu 4200R concept sports car to adapt for a three-seater called the McLaren F1. Or at least that’s what Infiniti chief designer Simon *** told me one time over a few rounds of bourbon. Isuzu’s engineering team left to develop a turbocharged, all-wheel-drive sports car known as the Subaru Impreza WRX, launched in 1992. And Lotus purchased bits and pieces of the Isuzu Impulse RS for use in the Elan before selling the design to Kia in the mid-1990s..."

http://www.motortrend.com/news/1991-...lse-rs-review/

barneyb

I'm trying to be impressed by the Isuzu Team developing the AWD Impreza WRX from the AWD Impreza but its not happening.

Glaz

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Always loved the look of the car.